Celebrate this Eid with a royal feast

By Dhara Vora |Posted 28-Jul-2014

Chef Mukhtar Qureshi prepares a 17-dish Shahi Dastarkhwan on the occasion of Eid, a lavish feast fit for royalty

The foodie in us believes that no festival is complete till your belly’s full. The one festival that celebrates food in all its flavours is Eid. While a month long of fasting required you to follow a particular diet, now is the time to celebrate.

And what better way to do it than the traditional way. At your aid is Neel’s chef, Mukhtar Qureshi, who after serving up a special menu through the month for Ramzan has prepared a 17-piece Dastarkhwan, rightfully called the Shahi Dastarkhwan.

Dastarkhwan is the term for the ceremonial dining spread on the occasion of Eid where all the food is served to the family together on a single thali. And this dastarkhwan will offer the same unlimited offering keeping the spirit of the festival alive. Here’s what it comprises.